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CVE-2011-2496

Integer overflow in the vma_to_resize function in mm/mremap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and sys…

Impact

Integer overflow in the vma_to_resize function in mm/mremap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) via a crafted mremap system call that expands a memory mapping.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 2.6.38.8
Versions 2.6.38, 2.6.38.1, 2.6.38.2, 2.6.38.3, 2.6.38.4

Weakness classification

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